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The Complete 2012 Business Schools Ranking

The table below shows how each school fared on each element of Bloomberg Businessweek’s ranking methodology: our student surveys, employer surveys, and intellectual capital measure. The 2012 rank is based on the ranking index, which represents the weighted total of all three elements. (Index numbers have been rounded and what appear to be ties are not.) A methodology change this year resulted in some big shifts, including Southern Methodist’s fall from No. 12 to No. 29. For more information, see our methodology and historical ranking.

US Schools:

The Student Survey Rank is based on three surveys of MBA grads (2012, 2010, and 2008) with 27,523 total responses that combined contribute 45 percent to the final ranking. The Employer Survey Rank is based on three surveys of MBA recruiters (2012, 2010, and 2008) with 663 total responses that combined contribute an additional 45 percent. The Intellectual Capital Rank is based on a review of faculty research published over a five-year period in 20 top academic journals, and faculty books reviewed in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg Businessweek over the same period. It contributes the final 10 percent. The Ranking Index represents the sum of the Student and Employer surveys and the Intellectual Capital measure, and is the number on which the overall rank is based. Letter grades are based on one or more questions from the 2012 student survey. A+=top 20 percent; A=next 25 percent; B=next 35 percent; C=bottom 20 percent. No D's or F's awarded. Data: Bloomberg Businessweek, Cambria Consulting.

International Schools:

The Student Survey Rank is based on three surveys of MBA grads (2012, 2010, and 2008) with 27,523 total responses that combined contribute 45 percent to the final ranking. The Employer Survey Rank is based on three surveys of MBA recruiters (2012, 2010, and 2008) with 663 total responses that combined contribute an additional 45 percent. The Intellectual Capital Rank is based on a review of faculty research published over a five-year period in 20 top academic journals, and faculty books reviewed in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg Businessweek over the same period. It contributes the final 10 percent. The Ranking Index represents the sum of the Student and Employer surveys and the Intellectual Capital measure, and is the number on which the overall rank is based. Letter grades are based on one or more questions from the 2012 student survey. A+=top 20 percent; A=next 25 percent; B=next 35 percent; C=bottom 20 percent. No D's or F's awarded. Data: Bloomberg Businessweek, Cambria Consulting

Interactive table by Thomas Meimarides for Bloomberg Businessweek

Source: By Louis Lavelle on November 15, 2012

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-15/the-complete-2012-business-schools-ranking